Structure and function of TSPY, the Y-chromosome gene coding for the 'testis-specific protein'

Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics

Volumn 80, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 209-213

  Vogel, T ^a   Schmidtke, Jörg ^a,b  

^a Human Genetics   (Germany)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; GENE CLUSTER; GONADOBLASTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; Y CHROMOSOME;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031852971     PISSN: 03010171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000014982     Document Type: Article

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